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In my distant days as a partner within Creative Business Strategies, I focused on raising money for entrepreneurs and developing new technical and...

While preparing to write January’s Velvet Crowbar, I decided to do some internet research. When I conducted a Google search on Design for...

Several years ago TRP made an invited foray into Chicago, establishing The ReUse People of Illinois. Within a few years that office became a leader...

It has been my observation that a bunch of folks involved in building-materials salvage are lumber centric.Ask almost anyone in our business which...

With the entire country in a bit of a real estate frenzy, houses that are for sale often vanish soon after escrow closes, only to be replaced...

I receive several calls a week from building owners who want information on a variety of topics related to deconstruction and its benefits. Mostly,...

Many municipalities are currently considering the adoption of landfill-diversion ordinances requiring deconstruction. The driver of these...

First, I have to admit that I am not a woodworker, nor do I have a woodshop in my garage. However, I do love wood. I always have. I first...

In a recent news article I read about a magnificent 1854 Greek revival house in the Midwest that had been torn down to make room for a parking lot!...

TRP hasn’t put out an e-letter (aka The Velvet Crowbar) since June 2018, so I need to start this re-launch with two business updates....